Youth Care Professional - Indian Oaks Academy

Overview

We are in the business of changing lives. Are you?

Indian Oaks Academy, a member of the Nexus family of treatment programs, is looking for a resilient and compassionate Youth Care Professional who is able to provide youth exceptional care. Each person you work alongside is dedicated to a common purpose: changing lives through our cornerstone values. Nexus programs, guided by these values of honesty, responsibility, courage, care and concern, address the individual psychological, psychiatric and behavioral needs of children and adolescents.

Our Youth Care Professionals are people of inextinguishable courage who believe our children deserve more than what life has offered them. These warmhearted warriors prove relentless in their pursuit to offer troubled youth what they critically need: love. This daily mission is far from uncomplicated. As they traverse through the emotional instability of our children, they outlast numerous obstacles. It is often a grueling match in which love triumphs as the victor. This speaks to the value of what takes place here daily. Youth Care Professionals are placed in difficult situations in which they can choose to flee or to rise. And they so often choose to rise.

We are searching for someone to match this charisma and endurance.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Youth Care Professional is to support and reinforce the individualized treatment plan for each youth. This role is crucial to the success of our organization just as your influence is crucial to the success of our youth. A typical day would include providing the following therapeutic services:

Ensure that residents adhere to daily schedules and activities established for the program, including school, therapy sessions, external appointments, etc.

Serve as a mentor and role model by demonstrating compassion and understanding for feelings, opinions and experience of others, and communicating and interacting in a manner that is honest, positive, respectful and professional.

Ensure resident safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic.

Plan and participate in off-campus resident activities and assist in the transportation of client for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.

Qualifications

The education and credentials necessary for the Youth Care Professional are: